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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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